Confederate White House won't move (AP)

by Populux | October 17, 2006 at 10:36 pm
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RICHMOND, Va. - Despite encroaching development and dwindling attendance, the White House of the Confederacy will stay at its downtown site, but the adjoining museum's collections will be moved so they can be properly maintained. The executive mansion of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his family during the Civil War has fallen on tough times, with the number of visitors decreasing from 91,000 in the early 1990s to 51,500 in the last fiscal year. The annual deficit for the mansion and ...

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